6830--Supply: Bulk Medical Oxygen

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is soliciting offers for the supply and delivery of medical-grade bulk liquid oxygen to support the North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System. Offerors must provide all necessary supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, and transportation to meet the government's requirements at two VA Medical Centers located in Gainesville and Lake City, Florida. The contract will be evaluated based on technical merit, delivery capability, and price, with technical and delivery factors weighted more heavily than price. Potential offerors must submit final questions by February 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and quotes are due by April 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via email to the contracting officer, Scott K. Brickey (scott.brickey@va.gov, 352-283-2837). Mandatory site visits for interested offerors are scheduled for February 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville and 2:00 p.m. at Lake City VA Medical Center. All offerors must be fully registered and active in SAM.gov at the time of award and must comply with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses current through FAC 2025-06.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with limitations on subcontracting of 50 percent for supplies and mandatory compliance with the non-manufacturer rule. The estimated annual requirement is approximately 154,000 Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF) of medical-grade bulk liquid oxygen, with the Malcolm Randall facility requiring leased contractor-owned equipment (6,050-gallon primary tank and 1,500-gallon reserve tank) and the Lake City facility operating government-owned tanks (3,500-gallon primary and 525-gallon reserve tanks). The contract structure includes a six-month base period running from April 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the solicitation documents. Performance will take place at two locations in Florida: Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville and Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City.